"You Must Believe In Spring" Tutorial
In this lesson we’re going to create a solo piano arrangement of the beautiful ballad ‘You Must Believe In Spring’, written by Michel Legrand. The song originally appeared in a French movie ‘Rocheforts Girls’.
We’re going to be playing the tune in the key of B minor, modulating to C minor.
Notable Versions To Listen To
Good versions to check out are Bill Evans versions with his trio, and also the duo with Tony Bennett. When learning a new song, you should listen to as many vocal versions as possible. It’s a good exercise to sing and learn the melody, and also you will get familiar with the lyrics and the meaning behind the lyrics.
Related Lessons
We explore inner voice movement over major, minor, and dominant chords, and then we will apply this information to a well-known jazz standard.
In this lesson we are going to look at some alternative ways to voice minor 251s with our left hand. We introduce the -11b5 chord and its inversions.
Minor harmony is much more complex than major harmony and so the minor 251 progression takes much more time and patience to master.
Practice Tips
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This song is an excellent minor tune to take through all the keys because of the modulations and the interesting harmonic movement.
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Check out the original version from the movie as well as the versions of the actual composer Michel Legrand.
- Michel Legrand is known for his challenging harmonies, and this tune has some unusual chord changes for the jazz standard repertoire. So be prepared!
